There's never been a better choice of road bike frame than now. As well as the traditional choice of what frame material to go for - aluminium, carbon or steel - there's also now a whole spectrum of different types of dropbar riding that frames are designed for. The modern race bike is an amazing piece of engineering but even within racing there's a choice between super light climbing bikes and air-slicing aero-bikes. Gran fondo and sportive bikes combine high end components, frames and finishing kit but with geometry built more for comfort and mileage rather than pace breaking attacks. Adventure bikes and gravel riding is the latest phenomenon - it's a bit like touring meets mountain biking meets cyclocross. The horizon's the limit it seems.